Installer shortage delaying metering
Installer shortage delaying metering
A shortage of water meter installers and qualified hydrologists in Otago is making it harder for landowners to meet new regulations.
Rebecca Fox
Future of longfin eel in jeopardy - report
Future of longfin eel in jeopardy - report
Otago freshwater scientists back the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment's call for a ban on commercial fishing of longfin eels.
Bumper waterfowl year likely to become banger
Bumper waterfowl year likely to become banger
A rare combination of good bird numbers and a ''scruffy forecast'' should mean duck shooters ''gain the upper hand on the game birds for a change'', Otago Fish and Game Council operations manager Ian Hadland says.
Council's work clearing air is recognised
Council's work clearing air is recognised
The Otago Regional Council is a finalist in the Green Ribbon Environmental Awards.
Meeting on Douglas firs
Meeting on Douglas firs
A campaign to get Douglas fir trees removed from a plantation neighbouring Te Papanui Conservation Park continues with a meeting on the site today.
One day delay ends regional council record
One day delay ends regional council record
A discount of $7.60 has marred the Otago Regional Council's proudly held three-year record of meeting resource consent processing time frames.
27 submissions on ORC plan so far
27 submissions on ORC plan so far
With 48 hours until annual plan submissions close, the Otago Regional Council has received only 27.
Mayors back call to boycott legal high shops
Mayors back call to boycott legal high shops
Otago's mayors are fully behind Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull's call to boycott businesses that sell synthetic cannabis.
Southern Clams goes to plan B
Southern Clams goes to plan B
Southern Clams is looking at ''plan B'' after hearing the concerns of Dunedin's yachting fraternity about its proposed Bluff oyster finishing project in Otago Harbour.
Application for harbour oysters rejected
Application for harbour oysters rejected
A resource consent application to finish Bluff oysters in Otago Harbour has been rejected by the Otago Regional Council.
Ecosanctuary welcomes Roto offspring
Ecosanctuary welcomes Roto offspring
It appears a little freedom might have been all it took for the kaka known as Mr Roto and his partner ''Mrs Roto'' to reignite the fires and breed.
Conservation board cancels meeting
Conservation board cancels meeting
With its future hanging in the balance, the Otago Conservation Board has cancelled its next meeting.
Individuals urged to act on climate change
Individuals urged to act on climate change
Individuals need to take action and use their citizenship rights to put pressure on the Government to act on climate change, Victoria University School of Government professor Jonathan Boston says.
Water proposals worry Otago Fish and Game
Water proposals worry Otago Fish and Game
Otago Fish and Game is ''fundamentally opposed'' to attempts to weaken the protection by which Water Conservation Orders are provided on New Zealand waters.
Rangers learn not to fall for fishermen's tales
Rangers learn not to fall for fishermen's tales
Fishermen who fall foul of the law are becoming more convincing liars, giving false names and details to rangers, Otago Fish and Game says.
Cow manure source of Taieri water pollution
Cow manure source of Taieri water pollution
Cow manure has been found to be the cause of ''alarming'' high levels of bacteria in the Taieri River near Waipiata this summer.
No shortening of the duck-shooting season
No shortening of the duck-shooting season
Duck shooters need not be concerned. This duck-shooting season is not going to be shortened and the lead shot exemption remains in Otago, Otago Fish and Game says.
Trust on the move
Trust on the move
Packing up polystyrene models of penguins is just one of the challenges the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust is facing before its move to Conservation House.
Oyster plan worries yachties
Oyster plan worries yachties
Dropping caged oysters into the middle of the lower Otago Harbour is akin to planting tulips in the centre of Logan Park, Yachting New Zealand says.
Farmer discharged without conviction
Farmer discharged without conviction
By taking matters into his own hands and being so public about it, Berwick farmer Daniel Walmar Lyders was ''extremely foolhardy'', Judge Brian Dwyer said in the Dunedin District Court yesterday.